Zukerman Departmental Assistant, Department of Drawings and Prints

The Morgan Library & Museum • New York, NY

2h • Onsite

About The Position

The Morgan Library & Museum’s Department of Drawings and Prints seeks a part-time (2 days per week, onsite) assistant to support the work of the curators and the activities of the department and of the Drawing Institute.

Requirements

• M.A. in Art History or Museum Studies preferred
• Familiarity with the field of European Art and/or old master drawings
• Experience in handling rare materials an advantage
• Excellent organizational, writing, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and on several projects at once
• Basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) essential
• Familiarity with InDesign, Photoshop, and museum database programs (including TMS) preferred.
• Ability to work for extended periods at a computer workstation, lift moderately heavy boxes, move items to and from shelves, climb step ladder, wheel carts with collection items through the facility, and tolerance for moderate levels of dust and odor generated during normal collections management activities and movement of objects

Responsibilities

• Overseeing visits to the Drawing Study Center
• Coordinating movement of collection items
• Updating exhibition and collection databases (TMS & Voyager)
• Obtaining image permissions for publications
• Assisting with the programs of the Drawing Institute
• Assisting with needs of Drawing Institute Fellows
• Overseeing the Drawing Institute social media account
• Organizing digital and physical mailings, responding to public inquiries
• Performing directed collection research and maintaining curatorial files
• Occasional managing and booking of program-related travel and budgets
• Routine administrative duties

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level